Containing Contention: A Reinterpretation of Democratic Change and Electoral Reform in the Australian Colonies.
Australia was a precocious mass democracy. In the middle of the 19th century the franchise was extended to nearly all white male adults, the secret ballot was introduced, and other important reforms implemented. Surprisingly, these developments have attracted little recent attention. Dominant interp...
| Publicado en: | Australian Historical Studies Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 337 - 357 |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Publicado: |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2011
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Ver este registro en EBSCOhost |